HORSHAM RIDERS

CLUB NEWS

APRIL 2013NO. 211

www.horshamriders.co.ukOFFICIALSSecretary : Fiona Husband 01306 712317Email contributions : fiona@horshamriders.co.ukChairman : Ian McCullochEditor : Dick Husband 01403 257094Trials : Mike Husband : 01403 257626 mike@horshamriders.co.ukTeam Manager: Adrian Holloway 07964 179711Site Officers: Mannings Heath- Ian McCulloch 01403 263667: North-lands- Mike Husband 01403 257626, Rome- Tim Husband 01306712317 : Wallis Wood- John Charman 01403 786441

HR EVENTS

Ø APRILWED 17 AGM Six Bells Newdigate, 8 pmSAT 20 HR TRAINING TRIAL   Northlands   12   3 ish If you want to help in the morning let Adrian knowSUN  21  PRACTICE DAY   HalnakerSUN 28 ROY ENTICKNAP TRIAL, Dunsfold

Ø MAYSUN 5 HR CLUB TRIAL   Mannings Heath Team Fantics

SUN 12 HORSHAM GROUP TRIAL   ROME WOODS 12TH

MAY   PRE- ENTRY ONLY REGS ON WEBSITE OR AVAILABLE ATCLUB TRIAL   If you are willing to observe let Mike know asap

SUN  19  PRACTICE DAY   HalnakerSUN  26  BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL   South Harting

Ø JUNESAT 1 BLUEBEARDSSUN 2 WHITEBEARDSSUN 9 CRAWLEY GROUP TRIAL - Birchanger WoodsSAT  15  HR PRACTICE TRIAL   Mannings Heath

NEWS AND COMMENTCANCELLATION OF JUNE EVENT   Due to the loss of land atWalliswood we have had to cancel the event. Efforts had been madeto find another site without success and in this connection have beenin touch with Horsham ACU Club. They have a trial at Kingsfold on

May 19th but you will need any ACU License or take one out on theday.

For next year we are hoping to see the landowner Mr Batchelor tosee if we can book 1 or 2 dates as the site in our locality. Meantime

Horsham ACU have an event at Holmbush on 28th July and one at

Plaistow on October 27th where we are trying to arrange a jointevent under an AMCA permit. More news when available.

CANCELLATION OF JUNE NEWSLETTER   As there will be no trialto report we have decided to omit the news, all details of July camp-ing weekend at Northlands will be in the May issue. That will be

delayed until after the Group trial on May 12th so the results can beincluded.

And don’t forget if you are going to ride in the Group Event itis pre-entry, forms are available from Mike. Also if you canobserve at this we need you – again tell Mike!

AGM   17th April   8 pm at The Six Bells, Newdigate (it’s a Wednes­day)

PRACTICE DAY   20th April   Noon   at Northlands   if you will helpAdrian set out be there at 10 am (it’s a Saturday)

THANKS ERIC We are always delighted to receive a contributionfrom a member, Eric’s itinerary for this year was very interesting, ifyou would like to join him on any of his ride outs contact him on01403 731810.

MORE NOTES ON JOINT TRIALS WITH OLD HORSHAM CLUBBefore final arrangements are made to outline we have agreed theywill be run under an AMCA permit and all paperwork will be HorshamRiders. Horsham ACU will lay out the course but HR punch cardsand punches will be used and we will prepare the results for the web-site. HR will take the money and pay the landowner, Horsham ACUwill enter at the price of HR riders. It sounds complex but it willwork out to the advantage of both clubs.

Incidentally when HACU club visited us n February they had a veryeasy day, ½ way scores were 21, 17, 19 – ie very easy for us too,but they say they mark them a bit harder than we do, we’ll find out!

ONE ROUTE CHARITY TRIAL   Rome Woods    7th April

Because he’s good at it Clint gets landed with setting out this eventeach year, he doesn’t mind as it’s less flags to put in and clear up.Team Harleys had an easy time as few were called on apart fromGary M and Mike who was keen to exercise his Pampera. The trialturned out easier than anticipated with a middle score of 13. Clintsaid he expected some sections to wear worse but they had driedout overnight. Whatever, there were no moans and many compli-ments and £125.60 was raised for Riders for Health after expensesso we’ll do it again next year.

A one route trial attracts new faces and several ride twin shocks andbikes harder to ride making an easy event a little harder (???) DaveRenham and Mike on Pamperas (surprisingly more suited in the spe-cial test), Andrew W on a Honda XL, Sean P on a Majesty, Steve Ami-stead (from New Zealand) on a Fanny B, Gordon on a Bultaco, Ian Ja Tiger Cub, John P and Gary B on Fantics and Steve F on a Honda.All that making for an interesting field of riders apart from the usualGas Gas, Scorpas etc.

In the registration office things were steady with no great queues,we expected more as it had been in TMX but we had 46 entries.Earlybirds are always Adrian and Adam, Ian J had been delayed by a

bloke pushing one of those old squat BMW boxer twins (the onesyou couldn’t lean or you’d knock the head off!), Ian went back tohelp him lift it into his van – it was so heavy he was still puffing.Elaine arrived with Nigel, she said it was cold and was very wrappedup with so many layers! I suggested we could play pass the parcelwith her, unwrapping slowly when the music stopped.

Benge and Pete entered to await their lowest score in 25 years but itwas Jesse who surprised, he’s so tall I had to tell his waistband thatI used to pat him on the head. Harry R had left with this cards thenreturned to say he hadn’t paid, he needed a congratulatory pat onthe head from Pope Hobbit who was fortunately standing in the cara-van or he wouldn’t have reached! Anita had been delegated to signon for John Y, she says she should be paid for her services but Johnannounced he’s accidentally left his wallet at home,

Most had got started but Paul B was left behind kicking the bike andhimself for the problem, Mick Husk was advising but it still took 20mins to start, that’s when we went to do the Special Test, we wereearly. Tom H was first round but he shot by in a hurry to stay thatway, then did another lap in time for the test on his second lap.Some riders had never heard of these sort of speed bits as decidersbefore, others enjoyed it and wanted it on every lap to get the op-portunity to beat their own times. It was good fun and very competi-tive, even Steve F who said when he sat waiting in the box hewasn’t bothered, till Fiona said 3, 2 1 – go! And he wound it on hard,beating Craig C by a tenth of a second. Most enjoyable though wasMike fast approaching the end and overshot the box by a bikeslength and landed on his ear for a failure! Dave R was fastest andPaul B next. Later Mike, on a Pampera like Dave asked for anothergo, to beat Dave, he didn’t as he’d ridden an extended route. Therewere a few failures and a few didn’t make it or do it, whatever, weall thank Fiona for doing such split second work whilst holding a maddog!

At the finish John P said he’s had to retire as the fan had stoppedworking and the engine oil had water in it – sounds expensive. MickH didn’t hand one card in, Graham K had been riding with James Tboth were so slow coming round they missed the special test, Jameshad a lot of clutch trouble and eventually had to retire. Andrew Wwas overheating and didn’t find his XL suitable for the route. DaveR bothered to finish, that’s a change and Phil and Derek TW werevery happy with the trial and thoroughly enjoyed it. Even Elaine

only recently up from the red route finished on 36 saying 20 of thatwas on one section. She was just 6 behind Nigel. Poor Kieran G –he told me he’d fived every section on his first lap and dropped 130in total almost unbelievable when we had 3 riders clean, 5 on 1, and3 on 2 and ½ way score of only 13. A surprise rider on 1 was SteveA on the Francis Barnett which Mike tells me is very special. He gotit through Mick Andrews, it had been more than completely restored,tuned and electronic ignition – cost? £4000! He rode it well in prepa-ration for the pre 65 (!) Scottish. Ian J had lost his cards after 3laps but they were handed in and he told me to add 18 to his scorewhich I wrote on his card – initially dnf, when I eventually told Fionashe had to redo the results – the trouble we go to to please our cus-tomers.

Apparently that muddy climb did deteriorate for the late riders, Clintwas right but it didn’t happen early enough! Next time I suggestedthe one route event should comprise 4 yellow sections, 4 blue and 2white in each group progressively harder, but in the end it all de-pends on the condition of the notorious Rome Woods.

Thanks to Clint, Gary and Mike for a good event, and Fiona for work-ing everyone up with the 3,2,1, go!

RESULTS SHEET EVENT

NAME Total Special Test NAME Special TestSteve Farrall 0 22.86 Dave Renham 21.28Andy Dudman 0 23.29 Paul Barnes 21.70Mike Rivett 0 36.29 Steve Farrall 22.86Paul Barnes 1 21.70 Craig Coppard 22.93Craig Coppard 1 22.93 Tom Bray 23.11Tom Horsborough 1 24.56 Andy Dudman 23.29Sean Parsons 1 26.42 Louis Wilson 24.21Steve Armistead 1 30.91 Rich Ellis 24.41Rich Ellis 2 24.41 Tom Horsborough 24.56John Penfold 2 26.13 Tim Husband 24.56Dan Berrisford 2 33.57 Garry Budgen 25.34Dave Renham 4 21.28 Jesse Brooker 25.57Tim Husband 6 24.56 Justin Denn 25.89Graham Knight 6 x Gary Stewart 26.11Louis Wilson 7 24.21 John Penfold 26.13Garry Budgen 7 25.34 Martin Tooley 26.14Jesse Brooker 7 25.57 Sean Parsons 26.42John Yardley 8 32.12 Chris Heron 26.45Tom Bray 9 23.11 Ian McCulloch 26.77Justin Denn 10 25.89 Ian Johnston 28.66Gary Stewart 10 26.11 Pete Brooker 29.06Ian McCulloch 11 26.77 Gary Medhurst 29.74Phil T Wand 12 36.51 Mick Dunstan 29.99Martin Tooley 13 26.14 Tony Wilson 30.88Adrian Holloway 13 F Steve Armistead 30.91Mike Husband 13 F Adam Holloway 30.98Bob Collins 20 32.11 Gordon Brown 30.98Mick Dunstan 22 29.99 Bob Collins 32.11Pete Brooker 23 29.06 John Yardley 32.12Benge 24 33.20 Stewart Churchyard 32.48Chris Heron 25 26.45 Harry Ross 33.11Tony Wilson 25 30.88 Benge 33.20Nigel Bray 30 48.09 Dan Berrisford 33.57Elaine Dufaur 36 x Kieran Garlic 33.69Derek T Wand 46 x John Pocklington 35.17Gary Medhurst 52 29.74 Mike Rivett 36.29Harry Ross 60 33.11 Phil T Wand 36.51Ian Johnston 62 28.66Adam Holloway 67 30.98 Nigel Bray 48.09Stewart Churchyard 73 32.48 Adrian Holloway FGordon Brown 75 30.98 Mike Husband FKieran Garlic 130 33.69 Mick Huskinson FJohn Pocklington dnf 35.17 Graham Knight xMick Huskinson dnf F Elaine Dufaur xJames Turner dnf x Derek T Wand xAndrew Wardrobe dnf x James Turner x

Andrew Wardrobe x

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2013 PROVISIONAL DATESIf you are unable to do your turn please try to arrange a substitute

Date Event Site Team Date Event Site TeamJAN Sun 6 Club Trial Rome Ajays JUL Sat 6 Camp w/end N Lands KwackersFEB Sun 3 Club Trial M Heath Duggies JUL Sun 7 Camp w/end N LandsMAR Sun 3 Club Trial N lands Enfield AUG Sun 4 Club Trial M Heath Indians

Sat 9 Work Party RomeAPR Sun 7 Club Trial Rome Harleys SEPT Sun 1 Club Trial Rome Cossacks

Sat 20 Practice N landsMAY Sun 5 Club Trial M Heath Fantics OCT Sun 6 Club Trial N Lands Laverdos

Sun 12 Group Trial RomeMon 27 Club Trial TBC Monties NOV Sun 3 Club Trial Rome Greevies

JUNE Sat 15 Practice M Heath DEC Sun 1 Club Trial M Heath Jimmies

A 285 Chichester to Petw orth Approx 1 mile north of Halnaker Village - Start 10 amHalnaker Trials Park Dates for 2013Jan 20, Feb 17, Mar 17, Apr 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, Aug 18, Sept 15, October 20, Nov 17, Dec 15

Rich EllisAndy Dudman

Stephen JonesTBCTBC

Teams 2013

Darren Teate Kieron Garlic

Mick RivettGary Stewart

BengeGordon Brown

Rob Hyden

John Charman

Paul Aylett

Jamie Flegg

Tig Durrant